Ahead of the May 15-16 National Collection for the Catholic Communications Campaign (CCC), the US Bishops are calling on the faithful to “give generously” to support the Church’s media outreach.
The annual collection aims at helping the Church “spread the Gospel message through the media locally and nationally,” with half of the funds remaining in the donors’ own dioceses and half supporting national and international communications efforts.
In a statement released Wednesday, the USCCB laments a serious shortfall in fundraising efforts for the CCC, due largely to a “perfect storm” of increasing demands and plunging donations. Last year’s national collection, set to coincide with the Church’s World Day of Social Communications, took place during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when churches were closed due to lockdowns throughout the country. The USCCB reports donations to the campaign are “trending down by more than half” in 2021.
